Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3738 | 5029 | 5641 | 7885 | 4279 | 3635 | 2840 | 2692 | 2505 | 4108 | 3314 | 2349 | 1793 | 1318 | 1005 | 746 | 546 | 456 | 350 | 291 | 233 | 174 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:28AM1.76m | 6:51PM1.74m | 7:19AM1.76m | 7:44PM1.71m | 8:16AM1.77m | 8:41PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.28m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:12AM0.29m | 1:42PM0.32m | 2:05AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | -2 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5292 | 4279 | 3635 | 2840 | 2692 | 2505 | 4108 | 3314 | 2349 | 1793 | 1318 | 1005 | 746 | 546 | 456 | 350 | 291 | 233 | 174 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 735 | 875 | 1537 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3738 | 5029 | 5641 | 7885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | 24 | 100 | 121 | 88 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 72 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 145 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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